Strings Quotes

“Be brave, truthful, and unselfish, and always strive to make the right choices, for you and for your loved ones. That’s all it means to be real, child, no matter who you are or what situation you are in. Do those things, and you’ll be as real as anyone.”
― David Estes, Strings

“Everything okay, my angel?” “Things could be worse,” I say, which is the only true way I know of answering his question. And things will probably get worse, I echo in my mind.”
― David Estes, Strings

“But the thing about hope is that it’s not a predictor of the future. You can hope for a thousand different things and you might be lucky if one comes true.”
― David Estes, Strings

“hate what our work represents. A life lived for another. A life full of holes, gaps, where a master’s choices are the only ones that matter.”
― David Estes, Strings

“Our strings tie us down, restrict us, force us to live a life we never wanted, a life we think we have to live, one we never chose for ourselves. But all strings, whether invisible or as clear as the tumbling spill of a waterfall, can be cut.”
― David Estes, Strings